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man. Just now it is like the lull
befare a great and devas tati ng
storm. "
The firs t " Personal From the Edi–
tor." on page five of the first issue.
stated. "In these anx ious days of
stress. turmoil and strife: of revolu–
tion and economic collapse: of war
and fear of war; of confusion befare
a bewildering onslaught of creeds,
dogmas, fabl es and fal se teachings.
the
Plain Truth
makes its humble
and modest appearance. The
Plain
Trwh
comes with a definite mission.
It
comes in a sincere effort to help
those who honestly are huogering
and thirsting after righteousness out
of this modero confusion. ...' ·
The
Plain Truth
pattero was set
early. with the first issue. The lead
article during those years usually
dealt with the breathtaking events
in pre-World War II Europe; a fea–
ture anide dealt with news of na–
tional interest; and an editorial
expounded the living laws which
bring per onal happiness .
Although published in a medium–
sized city in Oregon, the
Plain Truth
was hardly a
local
paper.
lt
spoke
more boldly abou t worldwide deve l–
opments than most national maga–
zines of the time. A typical example
of this is the March 1938 issue of
the
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This lead article covered the latest
developments in Europe, even while
America was in the grips of protec–
tionist isolationism. and Europe was
smitten with appeasement toward
Hitler.
The feature article in March 1938
was titl ed. "Wi ll Times Get Better?
The real meaning of the Depression.
and the Present Recession, accord–
ing to Bible prophecies." What fol–
lowed was an economically sound
ana lysis by the editor. a former ad–
vertising executive and friend of
sorne of the nation 's top bankers.
The "Personal From the Editor"
focused on the purpose of the maga–
zine in light of Christian charity. He
wrote: "The
Plain Truth
comes as a
magazine of understanding to help
those who honestly hunge r and
thirst after righteousness out of this
modero confusion. into the knowl–
edge of truth. Solomon was wise
when he asked for understanding!
But he would have been wiser. had
he asked for something else! There
is one thing that is even more im–
portan! - a thing that is still more
rare. That thing is LOVE!"
Throughou t World War 11. Mr.
Armstrong wa rned that if Germany
lost the war, she would rise again!
Toward the end of the war, he was
an accredited press representative at
the United Nations dedica tion m
San Francisco. He wrote:
" ... the pla in truth is that the
Uni ted Nations never will be able to
give the world any permanent
peace! Of cou rse we
want
peace. But
we want it
our
way
-
and our way
simply isn't the
WAY
of peace. Does
prophecy indicate that the nations
will get togethe r and bring about
peace? Most certainly not - just the
contrary."
The following year, two years be–
fare the birth of the Jewish sta te in
Palestine. Mr. Armstrong boldly
predicted the birth pangs of war in
Palestine:
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This was a continuing theme of
the
Plain Trurh
si nce 1946.
World War 111 Threatens to
EXPLODE in Middle East!
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